Winter weather thread 2017/2018

[belperite 11]

Apparently 52s are currently running, so main road mustn't be too bad.

[Mikes10 10]

08:40, Now snowing

[jennym705 10]

As of an hour ago;

 

38 serving Hillsborough and Meadowhall is being diverted away from Longley Hall Road due to slippery road conditions. Buses will instead go down Longley Lane.

 

38a Hillsborough to Firth Park will not serve Herries Drive due to icy conditions and is diverted along Herries Road and Longley Lane in both directions.

 

97 between Baslow Road, Totley, and Hillsborough and the 98 Totley Brook to Hillsborough are diverted away from Longley Hall Road to Longley Lane.

 

Read more at: https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/snow-causing-disruption-to-bus-services-across-sheffield-1-8931346

 

---------- Post added 29-12-2017 at 09:43 ----------

 

57 news just in not serving leisure centre-, Worrall , Deepcar using

Manchster road only, @StagecoachYrks

 

83 Tunwell Avenue & surrounding rounds extremely slippy.

Diverted via Deerlands Avenue & Wordsworth Avenue both directions. @FirstSouthYorks

 

52a Heavygate Avenue impassable.

Diverted INBOUND towards City directly along Heavygate Road. @FirstSouthYorks

 

83A Towards fulwood Terminating at hunters bar due to weather conditions

 

120 - Crimicar Lane road conditions have now deteriorated with heavy snow still falling.

Terminating at Ranmoor (not serving Fulwood). @FirstSouthYorks

 

81/82 Slippery & deteriorating conditions at Stannington.

Terminating Malin Bridge. @FirstSouthYorks

 

---------- Post added 29-12-2017 at 09:45 ----------

 

85- news just in- Heavy snow Potter Hill & Foster Way.

Terminating Greengate Lane shops. @FirstSouthYorks

 

36 Bents Road turning circle passable with care. @FirstSouthYorks

 

1a- Heavy snow Potter Hill & Foster Way.

Terminating Greengate Lane shops. @FirstSouthYorks

[Cyclone 10]

Wadsley Lane to Worral doesn't appear to have been gritted, passable in a 4*4 maybe, but not safe.

[tonyem 10]

SNOW FORECAST for TODAY, FRIDAY 29th Dec.

 

Sheffield Star - Snow forecast for today 29/12/2017

 

https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffield-snow-hour-by-hour-weather-forecast-for-today-1-8931413

[Fudbeer 12]

https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-updates/serviceupdatesarticle?SituationId=ID-16/01/2016-20:28:21:535

https://www.firstgroup.com/south-yorkshire/news-and-service-updates/current-issues/winter-weather-update-sheffield-area-1030

[Padders 2,849]

The media has gone mad. yellow warnings, amber warnings. a dusting of snow this morning and Armageddon is here. its gone now, whats all the fuss about. amber warning tomorrow shower of rain expected. yellow warning for sunday its going to be windy. its winter weather, I despair.

[RollingJ 1,999]

The media has gone mad. yellow warnings, amber warnings. a dusting of snow this morning and Armageddon is here. its gone now, whats all the fuss about. amber warning tomorrow shower of rain expected. yellow warning for sunday its going to be windy. its winter weather, I despair.

 

You and me both, Padders. What happens if we get an od-fashioned 'proper' winter?

[Funky_Gibbon 42]

You and me both, Padders. What happens if we get an od-fashioned 'proper' winter?

 

That turns up in the next few months.

[RollingJ 1,999]

That turns up in the next few months.

 

As predicted by those ultra-reliable 'weather experts' used by the Daily Mail/Daily Express, I assume?

[Funky_Gibbon 42]

As predicted by those ultra-reliable 'weather experts' used by the Daily Mail/Daily Express, I assume?

 

You can mock but the Snowmageddon will arrive one day...

[Padders 2,849]

You can mock but the Snowmageddon will arrive one day...

 

How many snowflakes doe"s that require?